No doubt, 3D has brought immenseproductivity, quality, and time benefits to CNC manufacturing. In this blog, I'll share that new CAM Automation technology inside ZW3D is the logical next step, can build on those benefits, and can be just as impactful to your business - in fact, I've seen it streamline steps to manufacturing from 36 down to 6.

​Overall, CAM Automation takes advantage of the fact that, with similar parts, the geometry changes slightly but the tools choice and motions don't.

​The CAM Automation technology is based on re-usable CNC manufacturing templates. You start by building a library of part types, generally 6-10 for a shop ranging from a mold/die design to an aluminum cover to a simple quote. You program the templates based on your equipment (cutting speeds/feeds/depth) and experience/success (tool choice, sequencing).

DEMO: CAM Automation for SOLIDWORKS (4 min.)

DEMO: Creating/Using a Template (4 min.)

Then, when it comes time to program a part, rather than creating all the logic from start, you simply choose the template type and it generates the CNC code automatically! And this happens again and again and again -- it's now a optimized, repeatable operation in your business.

​The bottom-line is more money in your pocket thanks for CAM Automation.

In the above videos, I show CAM Automation in action for Solidworks and a template being created and then used to CNC code for an electrode -- I hope it helps to communicate the value of CAM Automation and my enthusiasm for it!

Interested in more?

Feel free to contact me directly to discuss the template types that apply to your business or to demonstrate a set of templates for you.